diff --git a/src/expr/src/expr/build_expr_from_prost.rs b/src/expr/src/expr/build_expr_from_prost.rs
index a2a63d9ced4fc..01c8cc5f3874a 100644
--- a/src/expr/src/expr/build_expr_from_prost.rs
+++ b/src/expr/src/expr/build_expr_from_prost.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use risingwave_common::types::DataType;
+use risingwave_common::types::{DataType, ScalarImpl};
 use risingwave_pb::expr::expr_node::RexNode;
 use risingwave_pb::expr::ExprNode;
 
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ use crate::expr::expr_ternary_bytes::{
     new_overlay_exp, new_replace_expr, new_split_part_expr, new_substr_start_end,
     new_translate_expr,
 };
+use crate::expr::expr_to_char_const_tmpl::{ExprToCharConstTmpl, ExprToCharConstTmplContext};
 use crate::expr::expr_unary::{
     new_length_default, new_ltrim_expr, new_rtrim_expr, new_trim_expr, new_unary_expr,
 };
-use crate::expr::{build_from_prost as expr_build_from_prost, BoxedExpression};
+use crate::expr::{build_from_prost as expr_build_from_prost, BoxedExpression, Expression};
+use crate::vector_op::to_char::compile_pattern_to_chrono;
 use crate::{bail, ensure, Result};
 
 fn get_children_and_return_type(prost: &ExprNode) -> Result<(Vec<ExprNode>, DataType)> {
@@ -211,9 +213,23 @@ pub fn build_to_char_expr(prost: &ExprNode) -> Result<BoxedExpression> {
     let (children, ret_type) = get_children_and_return_type(prost)?;
     ensure!(children.len() == 2);
     let data_expr = expr_build_from_prost(&children[0])?;
-    // TODO: Optimize for const template.
-    let tmpl_expr = expr_build_from_prost(&children[1])?;
-    Ok(new_to_char(data_expr, tmpl_expr, ret_type))
+    let tmpl_node = &children[1];
+    if let RexNode::Constant(tmpl_value) = tmpl_node.get_rex_node().unwrap()
+        && let Ok(tmpl) = ScalarImpl::from_proto_bytes(tmpl_value.get_body(), tmpl_node.get_return_type().unwrap())
+    {
+        let tmpl = tmpl.as_utf8();
+        let pattern = compile_pattern_to_chrono(tmpl);
+
+        Ok(ExprToCharConstTmpl {
+            ctx: ExprToCharConstTmplContext {
+                chrono_tmpl: pattern,
+            },
+            child: data_expr,
+        }.boxed())
+    } else {
+        let tmpl_expr = expr_build_from_prost(&children[1])?;
+        Ok(new_to_char(data_expr, tmpl_expr, ret_type))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/expr/src/expr/expr_to_char_const_tmpl.rs b/src/expr/src/expr/expr_to_char_const_tmpl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a4d514f2c816e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/expr/src/expr/expr_to_char_const_tmpl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Singularity Data
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use risingwave_common::array::{Array, ArrayBuilder, NaiveDateTimeArray, Utf8ArrayBuilder};
+use risingwave_common::types::{DataType, Datum, ScalarImpl};
+
+use super::Expression;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct ExprToCharConstTmplContext {
+    pub(crate) chrono_tmpl: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct ExprToCharConstTmpl {
+    pub(crate) child: Box<dyn Expression>,
+    pub(crate) ctx: ExprToCharConstTmplContext,
+}
+
+impl Expression for ExprToCharConstTmpl {
+    fn return_type(&self) -> DataType {
+        DataType::Varchar
+    }
+
+    fn eval(
+        &self,
+        input: &risingwave_common::array::DataChunk,
+    ) -> crate::Result<risingwave_common::array::ArrayRef> {
+        let data_arr = self.child.eval_checked(input)?;
+        let data_arr: &NaiveDateTimeArray = data_arr.as_ref().into();
+        let mut output = Utf8ArrayBuilder::new(input.capacity());
+        for (data, vis) in data_arr.iter().zip_eq(input.vis().iter()) {
+            if !vis {
+                output.append_null()?;
+            } else if let Some(data) = data {
+                let res = data.0.format(&self.ctx.chrono_tmpl).to_string();
+                output.append(Some(res.as_str()))?;
+            } else {
+                output.append_null()?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Arc::new((output.finish()?).into()))
+    }
+
+    fn eval_row(&self, input: &risingwave_common::array::Row) -> crate::Result<Datum> {
+        let data = self.child.eval_row(input)?;
+        Ok(if let Some(ScalarImpl::NaiveDateTime(data)) = data {
+            Some(data.0.format(&self.ctx.chrono_tmpl).to_string().into())
+        } else {
+            None
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/expr/src/expr/mod.rs b/src/expr/src/expr/mod.rs
index efb26c7022cf6..e62ab8e7cf096 100644
--- a/src/expr/src/expr/mod.rs
+++ b/src/expr/src/expr/mod.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ mod expr_nested_construct;
 mod expr_quaternary_bytes;
 mod expr_regexp;
 mod expr_ternary_bytes;
+mod expr_to_char_const_tmpl;
 pub mod expr_unary;
 mod expr_vnode;
 mod template;
diff --git a/src/expr/src/vector_op/to_char.rs b/src/expr/src/vector_op/to_char.rs
index 994ed05b974b2..ead71317ebf0b 100644
--- a/src/expr/src/vector_op/to_char.rs
+++ b/src/expr/src/vector_op/to_char.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::Result;
 
 /// Compile the pg pattern to chrono pattern.
 // TODO: Chrono can not fully support the pg format, so consider using other implementations later.
-fn compile_pattern_to_chrono(tmpl: &str) -> String {
+pub fn compile_pattern_to_chrono(tmpl: &str) -> String {
     // https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-formatting.html
     static PG_PATTERNS: &[&str] = &[
         "HH24", "HH12", "HH", "MI", "SS", "YYYY", "YY", "IYYY", "IY", "MM", "DD",